The 53rd Annual Van Liere Research Conference will be held March 22 and 23 at the Health Sciences Center. The event showcases research from every level of student from every school on the HSC campus.
The Plenary Lecture will cap off the celebration with Paul Offit, MD, who is a physician-scientist in infectious diseases, immunology, virology and vaccines, is the founding director of the Autism Science Foundation. He’s also chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Offit’s lecture will include tales from his recently published book, “Pandora’s Lab,” that discusses seven instances where scientists failed spectacularly – and how, in many instances, these missteps can pave the way for new, unintended discoveries. His lecture is titled "Scientific Misadventures: Learning from the Past.”
A reception and a book signing featuring Offit’s March 23 lecture will be held at at noon in Okey Patteson Auditorium.
The events of the conference are open to all.
Continuing Medical Education Credit will be offered.
See the complete schedule of events.